May 28, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting

MR. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF AMERICAN FLAG, FOLLOWED BY THE TEXAS FLAG P ALLEGIANCE, MR. FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE, STRONG TEXAS SIDE.

MY PLEASURE, MR. TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

EVERYONE MAY BE SEATED.

UM, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER PRESENTATION.

[a. Presentation to former City Council Member Shirley Daniels. ]

AND, UH, NEXT WILL BE A PRESENTATION TO A FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, MS. SHIRLEY DANIELS.

HELLO, WIFE.

HEY, HONEY.

HEY GIRLS.

MS. SIR DAVIS, WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP TO THE PODIUM? SOME FOR YOU, MAN, HOW ARE YOU? HEY, HOW YOU DOING? DOING NOW.

SEE YOU.

YES.

HEY, GIRLS.

SO MY WIFE, SHE USUALLY, UM, TURNS ME ON THE TV SCREEN AND TUNE IN VIRTUALLY SO MY GIRLS SEE ME IN PERSONAL DAY.

SO, MS. SHIRLEY DANIELS, HOW YOU DOING TODAY? I'M DOING GREAT.

GOOD.

I'M GLAD YOU, I DO HAVE SOMETHING THAT I DO READ.

BEYOND HER PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, DANIELS IS A FAMILY PERSON WITH EIGHT CHILDREN, NINE GREAT CHILDREN, AND THREE GREAT CHILDREN.

SO, GIVES A LITTLE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

SHIRLEY DANIELS MADE HISTORY IN 2019.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN? SHE WAS A FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN ELECTED TO THE CEDAR HILL CITY COUNCIL, ORIGINALLY FROM A SMALL TOWN EAST TEXAS CALLED GIL.

MY, DID I SAY IT RIGHT? GIL MYR, TEXAS.

SHE MOVED TO CEDAR HILL IN 2004.

BEFORE SERVING ON THE CITY COUNCIL, DANIELS WAS INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY WORK IN DALLAS, IN THE DALLAS AREA.

FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, SHE SERVED AS PRECINCT CHAIR.

SHE WAS APPOINTED TO THE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT BOARD BY THE STATE.

HER DEDICATION TO BUILD STRONG NEIGHBORHOODS IN ENCOURAGING CITIZENS ENGAGEMENT IS EVIDENT IN HER LONG TRACK RECORD OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

DANIELS EARNED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN FRENCH AND SPANISH FROM EAST TEXAS, NOW TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY.

CAN YOU GIVE US IN FRENCH, I DON'T KNOW IF I WANNA KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

BECOMING THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICA GRADUATED THE DUAL MAJOR IN, IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN 1971.

SHE TAUGHT FOR 27 YEARS BEFORE STARTING A CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE FOR THE CEDAR HILL.

MR. SHIRLEY, DANIEL, I HAVE TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS PLAQUE, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS PRESENTED SHIRLEY DANIELS IN APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AS A CITY HILL CITY COUNCIL MEMBER SERVICE 2019 THROUGH 2020.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

AND, UM, I KNOW THE SHIRLEY, DAN.

I KNOW.

SO GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

ENGLISH PLEASE.

ENGLISH .

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK THE MAYOR AND MY GIRL OVER HERE, THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE THE CITY MANAGER OF CEDAR HILL.

LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND APPLAUSE.

UH, MY WORK NEVER ENDS.

I PROBABLY BE ON A CRUTCH, STILL TRYING TO HELP THE PEOPLE IN, IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS AND THANK THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL FOR LETTING ME SERVE THEM.

THANK YOU, .

YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T LET YOU GO WITH EMPTY HANDED.

NOW, THIS IS FROM YOU, FROM ON BEHALF OF, OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY.

THANK YOU .

UM, UH, ALSO A MEMBER OF OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PERSONALLY WANTED TO GIVE YOU THIS.

THIS IS FROM YOUR COUNCILWOMAN, MIRANDA ZE.

THANK YOU, MR. HAVE HONOR.

THANK YOU, .

AND IF YOU HAVE TIME TO READ SOME NOTES FROM ALL OF US AROUND HERE.

I'M SURE YOU'LL ENJOY A LOT OF THESE PICTURES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YEAH, OF COURSE.

Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY, ALL.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS RECOGNIZE CEDAR HILL RESIDENT JULIA CULBERTSON AND MICHAEL AKIN IKEN BOON RECIPIENTS OF THE 2024 WASTE MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP.

PRO 10.

WHAT'S NEXT?

[b. Recognize Cedar Hill residents Julia Culbertson and Michael Akinnibosun, recipients of the 2024 Waste Management Scholarship.]

GOOD EVENING, MR. FRASER.

I'M WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT.

AND TONIGHT IS A FUN NIGHT.

IT IS, UM, WHERE WE GET TO REWARD TWO VERY DESERVING RECIPIENTS OF THIS YEAR'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

SO, UH, WASTE MANAGEMENT.

WE'VE BEEN PARTNERS IN THE CITY FOR 19 YEARS NOW, AND THIS IS, UH, ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE LOVE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND EACH YEAR, I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED BY THE, THE RECIPIENTS.

UM, YOU KNOW, I GET TO MEET 'EM FOR A VERY SHORT TIME, BUT I THINK YOU'LL BE IMPRESSED HERE IN A MINUTE TO HEAR FROM, FROM EACH OF THESE, UM, RECIPIENTS TONIGHT.

SO, I'D LIKE TO CALL JULIA AND MICHAEL UP JUST TO COME STAND HERE, AND I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BOTH OF THEM.

SO, UM, JUST A LITTLE BIT BACKGROUND ON THIS.

THE LIBRARY HANDLES THE APPLICATION PROCESS, UM, FROM START TO FINISH.

AND SO IT IS, UM, CEDAR HILL RESIDENCE.

UM, I'LL START WITH JULIA HERE ON MY LEFT.

SO SHE IS A GRADUATE FROM VILLAGE TECH SCHOOL.

UM, AND YOU WILL BE, SHE'LL BE ATTENDING TEXAS WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY AND LISTEN TO THIS, PURSUING A DOCTORATE DEGREE IN PHYSICAL THERAPY.

UM, SHE ALSO WORKS HERE, UH, SHAMELESS PLUG, 1846 COFFEE.

UH, SO SHE, SHE WORKS HERE, UH, IN THE CITY, AND, UH, SHE, SHE'S GONNA DO GREAT.

SO I WAS TALKING TO HER FOR JUST A, JUST A LITTLE BIT.

SHE LOVES THE OUTDOORS AND EXPLORING AND, AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO, UM, SHE'S ONE OF THE DESERVING RECIPIENTS.

AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS MICHAEL HERE ON MY RIGHT.

AND MICHAEL IS A SENIOR GRADUATING FROM CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL.

UM, HE IS GOING TO BE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF HU HOUSTON AND MAJOR, BECOME A MAJOR IN MARKETING.

HE WANTS TO BE A CMO OF A FORTUNE 500

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COMPANY.

SO MY SHAMELESS PLUG IS MAYBE THAT CAN BE WASTE MANAGEMENT .

UM, HE LOVES BASKETBALL, AND I WAS, MY DAD GRADUATED FROM U OF H AND I KNOW THEY HAVE A REALLY GOOD BASKETBALL TEAM, SO I HEAR ABOUT U OF H BASKETBALL ALL THE TIME, SO YOU'LL ENJOY THAT AS WELL.

SO WHAT WAS THE SIGH ABOUT? I'M NOT AGAR.

I'M NOT A COUGAR.

I, I GOTTA HEAR IT ALL THE TIME, I GUESS, FROM MY DAD.

SO, UM, BUT THEY GOT A GOOD TEAM.

SO, UM, AGAIN, THIS IS, THIS IS REALLY AN HONOR.

THIS IS A FUN NIGHT FOR, FOR OUR COMPANY, UM, TO RECOGNIZE, YOU KNOW, TWO VERY DESERVING RECIPIENTS.

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT LAST YEAR'S RECIPIENT JUST APPLIED, UM, TO BE AN INTERN HERE FOR THE CITY AND WORKING, WORKING ON THE CITY, YOU KNOW, WITH CITY STAFF.

SO I THINK YOU, YOU SEE THAT COME FULL CIRCLE VERY OFTEN IN 19 YEARS NOW, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF STORIES OF, UM, YOU KNOW, RECIPIENTS COMING BACK AND POURING BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.

SO ONE DAY THEY'RE GONNA BECOME A GARBAGE MAN OR GARBAGE WOMAN, BUT WE WILL, UH, THAT'LL HAPPEN AT SOME POINT.

SO I GUESS ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE DESERVE REVIEW.

WOO.

I THINK THERE WAS SOME MISCOMMUNICATION.

I DON'T HAVE AN ACTUAL CHECK TO GIVE THEM TONIGHT, BUT, UM, THAT WILL HAPPEN.

SO.

UM, I DON'T, MAYOR, CAN I CALL YOU DOWN FOR A PHOTO WITH THESE? YEAH, LET'S DO IT.

RECIPIENTS, OF COURSE.

LET'S DO IT.

I ALSO FORGOT TO MENTION THAT MICHAEL IS MAYOR TEEN COUNCIL.

I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT AS WELL.

SO, HOW YOU DOING PARTNER? CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LETTER.

YES, THAT'S NO PROBLEM.

YEAH.

ALRIGHT, LET'S GET IN HERE REAL QUICK.

CHECK TO PUT UP HERE.

I'M SORRY WHILE I'M DOWN HERE, BUT DID YOU SAY HOW MANY YEARS YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS? UH, YES.

NINE, 19 YEARS AND, AND NOW OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF MONEY THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT HAS GIVEN BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO YEAH, IT'S, UH, IT'S, IT'S REALLY AN HONOR.

IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THESE YOUNG KIDS AND THEIR ASPIRATIONS AND, AND EVERYTHING THEY REALLY INSPIRATIONAL.

SO.

SO, SO RYAN, WHAT IS THE, WHAT IS THE, UH, SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT THAT YOU'RE GIVING AWAY THIS YEAR? UH, SO IT'S, IT'S $2,000 TO EACH STUDENT.

UM, AND, AND IT'S, IT'S REALLY JUST A CASH DONATION.

SO, UH, I'VE MENTIONED TO BOTH RECIPIENTS THAT THEY CAN USE IT TOWARDS ANYTHING THAT THEY CHOOSE.

SO IT COULD GO TOWARDS TUITION, ROOM AND BOARD.

IT COULD GO TOWARDS A MEAL PLAN, BOOKS, WHAT, WHATEVER THEY DESIRE.

SO.

WELL, I THANK ALL THAT HELPS.

THANK YOU FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR DOING THAT FOR US.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UM, COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, UH, YOU KNOW, PLEASE FORGIVE ME, MY, MY MY WIFE CAME IN AND I DONE LOST TRACK.

UM, BUT, UH, I KNOW THERE WAS A FEW WORDS THAT I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT OUR COUNCILWOMAN.

SO IF I COULD JUST GO BACK.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING? ? YES, SIR.

COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, DANIELS.

SHIRLEY, CAN YOU COME BACK UP FOR A SECOND? YEAH, SURE.

YEAH.

YOU MIND YOU MIND COMING UP HERE ONE MORE TIME? I WANTED YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS, BUT I'M SURE SOME OF US HAVE A FEW WORDS FOR YOU.

SO MY FIRST INTERACTION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DANIELS WAS, UM, PROBABLY 20 SOMETHING YEARS, CLOSE TO 20 YEARS AGO.

AND SHE HAD A PASSION AT THAT TIME FOR CHILDREN.

UM, SHE CAME TO MY OFFICE AND SHE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP OUR CHILDREN.

AND SHE WAS RELENTLESS, SHE WAS DETERMINED, SHE WAS, UM, SHE JUST REFUSED TO GIVE UP UNTIL I GAVE IN.

AND I GAVE IN BECAUSE OF HER HEART FOR CHILDREN.

AND THERE'S ONE THING THAT I LEARNED ABOUT SHIRLEY VERY EARLY ON, IS HER INCREDIBLE PASSION FOR PEOPLE, UH, IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND OVER THE YEARS, I SAW THAT DISPLAYED IN MULTIPLE TIMES.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE PASSION, UH, YOU HAVE AND THE LOVE THAT YOU HAVE FOR THE MOST, UH, THE, THE YOUNGEST AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY.

AND YOU GO OUTTA YOUR WAY TO LOOK OUT FOR PEOPLE, AND YOU DO IT WITH EVERY OUNCE THAT'S IN YOU.

AND I ADMIRE YOUR PASSION.

UH, ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS? OH, COUNCILOR HAYDEN.

OH, I'M SORRY.

COUNCILOR HAYDEN.

AND YOU CARED ABOUT PEOPLE.

WELL, SURELY I'M GONNA MISS YOU SITTING OVER HERE.

YOU KNOW, I, I CAME TO KNOW YOU.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HEART, UH, AND THE FRIENDSHIP THAT WE DEVELOPED ON HERE.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT THAT YOU, UH, YOU'VE MADE TO THE CITY.

AND, AND LIKE MAYOR PROTI SAID, YOU WANT AHEAD.

YOU WANTED TO WORK THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE,

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AND I SAW THAT I APPRECIATE YOU SUPPORTING ME AND ALL ENDEAVORS WHAT WE DID TOO.

BUT NOT ONLY AM I GONNA MISS THAT, I'M GONNA MISS ALL THE DIFFERENT CLOTHES THAT YOU WEAR, .

YOU KNOW, I TELL YOU THAT THERE'S NOT A TIME WHERE SHE COMES INTO ANY OF THESE EVENTS AND I'VE SEEN THE SAME DRESS TWICE.

, YOU ALWAYS LOOK REALLY SHARP.

SHIRLEY, THANK YOU FOR, FOR LIVING IN CEDAR HILL, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING MY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER NEXT TO ME.

COUNCIL MEMBER AZI.

THANK YOU MAYOR SHIRLEY DANIELS.

UM, MS. DANIELS, I, UM, HAD NOT PLANNED ON HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY ANYTHING, BUT IT COMES REALLY EASY.

UH, THE FIRST TIME I, UH, RECALL MS. DANIELS WAS YEARS AGO, UH, YEARS, I WILL SAY 50 50, YES, 50 YEARS AGO.

AND AT THAT TIME, UH, SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE, UM, GOING TO EAST TEXAS STATE IN THE SAME SMALL TOWN, UM, THAT I WAS RAISED IN AND THAT MY FAMILY STILL LIVES.

UM, SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST, THEY WERE A, YOU KNOW, THIS YOUNG COUPLE AND I DIDN'T KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WERE IN COLLEGE.

UH, SO THAT WAS MY FIRST, UM, INTERACTION WITH HER.

SHE SAID SHE HAD SOME EARLIER MEMORIES OF BABYSITTING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT I REMEMBER HER IN COLLEGE.

UH, AND THEN THE NEXT TIME I REMEMBER SEEING HER, UH, SHE WAS ON TV AND I SAW SHE WAS MARCHING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS ABOUT.

I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

NOT SURE.

AND I WAS LIKE, THERE IS, THAT'S MS. DANIELS.

THAT'S MS. DANIELS.

AND THEN, SO TO FAST FORWARD, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER YEAR, SOME YEARS AFTER THAT AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THE CITY, UM, WITH HER AND THEN ON THE COUNCIL, UM, I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT SHE HAS, UM, PAVED THE WAY AND, UH, MADE IT A LITTLE EASIER FOR ME.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

I'M WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST.

COUNCILOR GLOVER.

I, I KNEW OF YOU, BUT I DID NOT KNOW YOU UNTIL 2019 UNTIL WE WERE BOTH RUNNING FOR, UH, FOR CITY COUNCIL.

AND I GOT TO KNOW MORE OF YOU THEN I GOT TO KNOW YOUR FAMILY AND GOT TO KNOW THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU.

AND THOSE WERE SOME INTERESTING TIMES DURING THE ELECTION, BUT IT WAS A, A BETTER TIME GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND GETTING TO KNOW YOUR FAMILY.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU, YOUR INSIGHT TO ELECTIONEERING.

YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER YOU, YOU SHARED SOME JEWELS WITH ME THAT I HAVE HELD ON TILL TODAY.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE IN OUR CITY.

AND, UM, I WILL, WHEN WE AND MY WIFE GO BACK OUT TO MOUNT PLEASANT, MY MY WIFE'S HOMETOWN, I WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE WILL STOP BY PITTSBURGH AND GET YOU SOME HOT LINKS, BIG BUCKET, FULL OF HOT LINKS.

AND I WILL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU.

IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU.

AND YOU ARE SHIRLEY DANIELS, YOU ARE FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE PEOPLE APPRECIATE THAT.

IS PRESENTATIONS PRESENT A, UH, PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH, 2024 AS CLEAN AIR ACTION DAY IN CEDAR HILL.

YEAH, I, I, I, I SAID MY PIECE ALREADY.

I JUST WANNA ILLUMINATE THAT.

UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SAY YOU, YOU FIGHT FOR THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, YOU FIGHT FOR THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, UH, REGARDLESS, YOU KNOW, OF HOW MUCH, YOU KNOW, THE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE WILL WAS RIGHT OR WRONG.

YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE AND YOU, AND YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT HAPPY MEDIUM.

SO, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT FIGHT IN YEAH, PRO TIM SAID THAT PASSION.

AND, UH, I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO KEEP DOING WELL.

UH, I PUT SOME MORE STUFF, UH, IN, IN IN THE BOOK AS WELL, SO I HOPE YOU MAKE TIME OUT TO READ IT.

SO IT WAS, IT WAS WRITTEN FROM THE HEART.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

ALL RIGHT, WELL WE HAVE SOME PRESENTATIONS, UM, AND UM, UNLESS, UNLESS PROTE CAN, UM, YOU KNOW, HELP ME OUT HERE, BUT, UH, I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE I KNEW HIS TRUSTEE, UH, MR. SINGLETON MIND STANDING UP PLEASE.

OUR SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE, GOOD TO HAVE YOU.

I DUNNO IF THERE'S ANY OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE ROOM.

BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

UM, NEXT

[a. Present a Proclamation designating Friday, June 7, 2024, as Clean Air Action Day in Cedar Hill.]

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE.

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LET ME SLIDE RIGHT THERE.

SO IT'S AWESOME TO BE GIVEN THIS AWARD 'CAUSE THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR THE BEST BOARD, WHICH IS ONE OF THE FIRST BOARD THAT I WAS APPOINTED TO PROCLAMATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL IS A LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL IS A REGIONAL PARTNER WITH AIR NORTH TEXAS, A REGIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AND PARTNERSHIP THROUGH THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS THAT SEEK TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY IN NORTH TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS THE 10 COUNTIES IN NORTH TEXAS INCLUDE DALLAS COUNTY FALL UNDER NOMINATION FOR P POLLUTION, OZONE ACCORDING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, IMPACTING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION.

AND WHEREAS CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE AND PEOPLE WITH HEART DISEASE MAKE UP TWO OUT OF EVERY FIVE RESIDENTS OF NORTH TEXAS ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF POOR AIR QUALITY.

AND WHEREAS WE ARE ALL STEWARDS OF AIR QUALITY.

AND WHEREAS AIR NORTH TEXAS HAS DESIGNED THE FIRST FRIEND OF SUMMER AS A DAY TO F FOSTER LONG-TERM BEHAVIORAL CHANGES ACROSS THE REGION TO HELP US ALL BREATHE CLEANER AIR AND BUILD HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES IN NORTH TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVE MASON, MAYOR OF CEDAR HILL, CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS DUE HEREBY PROCLAMATION FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH, 2024 AS CLEAN AIR DAY ACTION DAY IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

I CALL THE COMMUNITY WHO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY IN CEDAR HILL TO INCORPORATE CLEAN AIR ACTION INTO THEIR ROUTINES OR ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY, SUCH AS WORKING FROM HOME, CARPOOLING, BIKING, OR, OR WALKING INSTEAD OF DRIVING, AVOIDING IDLING, CONSERVING WATER AND ELECTRICITY, REDUCING TRAVEL DURING RUSH HOURS AND POSTPONING LAWN, LAWN MOWING.

I IN WITNESS, WHEREFORE, I HAVE HERE SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 28TH DAY OF MAY, 2024.

MAYOR STEVE MASON.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO CELEBRATE CLEAN AIR ACTION DAY WITH US BY HOPPING ON OUR TRAILS.

OR YOU CAN CARPOOL WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY OVER TO THE SIGNATURE PARK AT THE RAF HICKMAN LIBRARY ON JUNE 7TH FROM 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM WE'LL BE HAVING A CLEAN AIR ACTION DAY CELEBRATION.

SO YOU CAN COME, WE'RE GONNA HAVE ACTIVITIES, UH, SOME GIVEAWAYS, POPSICLES, AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT AIR QUALITY.

ALL RIGHT, JUNE 7TH, I GOT IT MARKED DOWN.

THANK YOU, MEMBER MALONE.

[b. Presentation recognizing the Library in a Park project team.]

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATION.

RECOGNIZING THE LIBRARY IN A PARK PROJECT TEAM.

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY DEPUTY CITY MANAGER MELISSA VALDEZ, CU MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING WITH YOU.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MY THREE-LEGGED STOOL COLLEAGUES, MS. ARAN BELL, DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY, AND SEAN RAY, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION DOWN HERE WITH ME.

I SPEAK ON OUR BEHALF AND JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE A FEW INDIVIDUALS.

UM, THE LIBRARY IN A PARK.

GRAND OPENING SAW OVER 6,000 SMILES, OOZE AND OZ ON APRIL 27TH, 2024, TOOK 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

AND PULLING OFF THE GRAND OPENING EVENT FOR THE LIBRARY TO PARK WAS NO SMALL FEAT.

IN FACT, IT TOOK 99 EMPLOYEES TO BRING THE CELEBRATION TO LIFE.

WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE EMPLOYEES TONIGHT.

AND IF YOU WERE INVOLVED IN THE LIBRARY TO PARK PROJECT FROM CONCEPT TO COMPLETION, I'D ASK YOU TO PLEASE STAND AND ALLOW US TO GIVE YOU A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION GOES

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TO THE, WHAT I CALL THE TRANSITION TEAM.

FIRST, I WANNA RECOGNIZE RACHEL BURKEY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE EVENT-BASED PLANNING, SETTING UP WEBSITE MARKETING MATERIALS, FACILITATING THE VIP EVENT, THE GRAND OPENING EVENT VENDORS, ALL WITH A BIG SMILE ON HER FACE.

SHE WAS STRESSED, BUT NEVER SHOWED IT.

THANK YOU RACHEL BURKE, FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.

IS SHE HERE THIS EVENING? SHE'S NOT HERE.

SHE'S NOT, BUT SHE'S HERE IN SPIRIT.

SHE, OKAY.

NEXT I WANT A SPECIAL RECOGNIZE KAREEN CONSTANTINO, PLEASE COME DOWN.

THIS WOMAN HELPED US TRANSITION THE TEAM FROM A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING TO A 42,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, HIRING, DOUBLE THE STAFF, TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, UH, STANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURES FOR OPENING AND CLOSING FOR STAFF, VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

SHE'S EXTREMELY DETAIL ORIENTED AND POLICY DRIVEN.

SHE WAS KEY TO OUR SUCCESSFUL OPENING FOR SURE.

THANK YOU KARE CONSTANTINO FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.

STAY UP HERE.

STAY UP HERE PLEASE.

ONE MORE.

MARIE WATTS LED ALL OF THE LEAD SILVER DESIGNATION ACTIVITIES.

GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

MARIE WATTS WORKED WITH THE ARCHITECTURE TEAM, THE CONTRACTOR, AND OUR LEAD CONSULTANT.

SHE'S EXTREMELY DETAIL ORIENTED AND DOCUMENTATION, DOCUMENTATION, DOCUMENTATION.

MANY ORGANIZATIONS DO NOT STRIVE FOR LEAD, UH, CERTIFICATION BECAUSE OF THE DOCUMENTATION, AND IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IF IT WEREN'T FOR MARIE WATTS.

THANK YOU, MARIE, FOR BEING ON OUR TEAM.

WOO.

OKAY, I GOT A FEW MORE.

RDA BELL, THE CULTURE KEEPER AND STEWARDESS OF CEDAR HILLS.

NEW, BEAUTIFUL THIRD PLACE.

GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

ARANDA SETS THE TONE FOR THE NEW LIBRARY AND EXPECTED SERVICE DELIVERY WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DELIVERY OF EXCELLENCE IN ALL THINGS, INCLUDING PROGRAMMING OPTIONS FOR PATRONS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIBRARY'S SPECIAL EDITION OF THE CEDAR HILL WAY.

SHE NOT ONLY DOES A DANCE FOR PARTIES IN THE PARK EVERY DAY IS A DANCE IN HER PRESENCE.

THAT IS SO TRUE.

SHE LOVES CEDAR HILL DEEPLY AND IT SHOWS.

CAN WE THANK AMANDA FOR HER LEADERSHIP? SEAN RAY, LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

SEAN RAY IN THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN MY RIGHT HAND, MY FIRST PLAN AND MY BACKUP PLAN.

HE SAID HE'S IT.

HE'S THE ONE WHO COLORS INSIDE THE LINES NOT OUTSIDE.

AND HIS G HIS MIDDLE NAME IS GSD AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

THAT MEANS GET STUFF DONE.

SEAN RAY ATTENDS EVERY PUNCH LIST, WALK HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS OF FOCUS AND PERFECTION, ENSURING THIS PROJECT IS DELIVERED WITH EXCELLENCE AND NOTHING LESS.

HE KNOWS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AND EVENT PLANNING BETTER THAN ANYONE ON OUR TEAM.

AND IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIM, IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AS AMAZING AS IT WAS.

I KNOW, AND I'M SO BLESSED AND GRATEFUL THAT HE IS ON OUR TEAM.

CAN WE PLEASE JOIN ME IN THINKING SEAN RAY, HE LOVES MY HUGS AND I DIDN'T GIVE YOU ONE HUG.

GREG PORTER, THIS MAN, CAN WE GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? THIS MAN'S SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP SPEAKS FOR ITSELF AND KNOWS NO BOUNDS THERE IS NO TASK TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL ON THE DAY OF GRAND OPENING, IN FACT, HE WAS WITNESSED SWEEPING AREAS CLEAN OF DIRT AND CLEANING OFF OUTDOOR TABLES SO THAT PATRONS WOULD ENJOY A DIRT FREE TABLE.

AND THEN HE DELIVERED A SPEECH AFTER THAT FLAWLESSLY HE DID IT.

SO AMAZINGLY, PORTER SHOWED THIS PROJECT DELIVERY TEAM STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE WITH ALL OF OUR UPS AND DOWNS AND IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO GOOD WITHOUT YOU.

WHERE RECREATION MEETS EDUCATION, A PERFECT SYNERGY OF THE MAYOR'S ENERGY AND FOCUS FOR HIS COMMUNITY AND IN PARTICULAR, AND, AND IN PARTICULAR THE NEXT GENERATION OF CEDAR HILL.

ALRIGHT, LAST AND DEFINITELY NOT LEAST WANNA TALK ABOUT YOU.

MAYOR MASON AND CITY COUNCIL MAYOR MASON ACTIVELY ADVOCATED FOR THE LIBRARY PROJECT FAR BEFORE THE 2017 BOND WAS PUT BEFORE THE COMMUNITY TO VOTE ON.

HE WAS RUNNING TOWARD EXCELLENCE AND WE WORKED HARD TO KEEP UP WITH HIS ENERGY AND EXUBERANCE TOWARDS LEAVING THE COMMUNITY BETTER.

IN HIS WORDS

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HE LOVES THE COMMUNITY.

HE WALKS THE TALK.

THANK YOU MAYOR MASON, FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT IN ALL OF ITS UPS AND DOWNS AND IN THESE CELEBRATIONS.

AND LASTLY, THE CITY COUNCIL.

YOU ASKED FOR SEVERAL THINGS THAT WE WERE FOCUSED ON.

YOU ASKED FOR LOTS OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, BROAD PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, THAT WAS YOUR ASK.

AND WE DELIVERED ON THAT ASK.

YOU SAID YOU WANTED A TIMELESS COMMUNITY FACILITY AND WE DELIVERED ON THAT.

YOU WANTED A GRAND GRAND OPENING FOR THE COMMUNITY, A CELEBRATION WHERE EVERYONE SEES THEIR FINGERPRINTS AND HEART PRINTS IN OUR FACILITY, AND WE DELIVERED ON THAT.

YOU WANTED 30% MWBE LOCAL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN OUR PROJECT, AND WE DELIVERED ON THAT.

YOUR LEADERSHIP EXPECTATION WAS OUR TARGET.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS PROJECT AND PARTICULARLY, AND ESPECIALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

SO WE HAVE, UH, BIRDS THAT WERE TAKEN FROM THE CEDAR TREES FROM THIS SITE THAT WE ARE HERE TO GIVE TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR TIRELESS DEDICATION TO THIS PROJECT, TO HAVING YOUR HOUSE AND, UH, ON YOUR DESK AND REMIND YOU THAT WE ARE GROUNDED IN WHERE WE CAME FROM, BUT WE ARE LOOKING FOR A BRIGHT FOR BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.

AND ONE MORE FOR FORMER COUNCILWOMAN SHIRLEY DANIELS.

WOOHOO.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

COUNCIL, THAT'S YOU GET WIFEY.

NICE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OH, YEAH.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM, FROM US? OH, CURDY GOT SOMETHING.

YOU, YOU LEFT ONE PERSON OFF OF YOUR LIST, UM, OF, OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT YOU THANKED, BUT YOU KNOW, I GUESS IT'S, IT'S HARD TO, UH, TO THANK YOURSELF.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT WE AS A COUNCIL AND A COMMUNITY RECOGNIZE YOU AND ALL OF YOUR, YOUR TIRELESS CONTRIBUTIONS.

UM, I I KNOW THAT YOU SPENT A, A TIRE, YOU KNOW, AN ENDLESS AMOUNT OF TIME WORKING ON THIS PROJECT.

IT WAS YOUR, IT WAS YOUR BABY FROM, UH, BEFORE IT WAS EVEN, WE EVEN BROKE GROUND ON IT.

UH, YOU KNOW, AND, AND YOU WERE OUT THERE WITH MS. ENE.

SO, UH, I, I KNOW WHAT IT MEANT TO YOU AND I KNOW WHAT THE PROJECT MEANS, THIS COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR EVERYTHING THAT, THAT YOU DID, UM, TO HELP BRING THIS, THIS PROJECT TO FRUITION.

UH, COUNCILMAN MCCURDY, MY THUNDER.

UH, BUT YES, THIS LIBRARY WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR STEWARDSHIP.

AND HE'S CORRECT.

HOW DO YOU THANK YOURSELF? SO THAT'S OUR JOB TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE BEING ON BEING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOND COMMITTEE AND SEEING HOW WE'VE GROWN AND JUST THE WHOLE PROCESS, SEEING YOUR FINGERPRINTS ALL OVER IT.

I KNOW THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE IF YOU THEN SAY, LET ME PUT MY FOOT DOWN AND TALK TO A FEW PEOPLE.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A GENERATION OF CEDAR HILL WHO WILL ONLY KNOW THIS LIBRARY.

THEY WON'T KNOW THE PREVIOUS LI, THE ZULA BEE WILD LEAGUE LIBRARY WHERE THERE WERE LEAKY LEAKY CEILINGS AND THE STAFF HAD A BREAK ROOM, STAFF ROOM THE SIZE OF A CLOSET AND A MICROWAVE SITTING ON TOP OF A KITCHEN SINK.

, THEY WON'T KNOW THAT.

THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO KNOW THIS AMAZING ONCE IN A GENERATION STRUCTURE THAT EMBODIES OUR COMMUNITY, A LIBRARY AND A PARK, WHICH OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE NOW RUSHING TO EMULATE.

SAID, WE'RE GONNA PULL BACK YOUR STEWARDSHIP, GUIDED US THROUGH THE, THROUGH COVID TO WHERE WE ARE NOW.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR STEWARDSHIP.

THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS KEEPING COUNCIL INFORMED, AND THANK YOU FOR DRIVING FORWARD DURING COVID WHEN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES

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SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

COUNCIL , UH, COUNCIL.

SHE DOES, SHE IS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

DO Y'ALL WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT NOW OR YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT? .

UH, COUNCILMAN HAYDEN.

AND, UH, THERE IS A, THERE IS A MAVERICK GAME TONIGHT TOO.

YEAH.

OH, THE MAVERICK GAME.

UM, LISTEN, I'VE BEEN BEEN WATCHING YOU FOR THE LAST 21 YEARS, AND EACH STEP, YOU TOOK A HIGHER STEP EACH TIME YOU TOOK US TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL, AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS PROJECT HERE, UM, IN 2017, I THINK THE BOND ISSUE, YOU TOOK A HANDLE OF THAT AND JUST, JUST YOUR LEADERSHIP.

OF COURSE, OBVIOUSLY YOU HAD A GREAT STAFF AND YOU JUST RECOGNIZE THE STAFF, BUT THE STAFF WORKS AND EVERYTHING STOPS WITH THE BUCK.

THE BUCK STOPS WITH YOU.

AND SO YOUR LEADERSHIP TO TAKE US THROUGH THE SIGNATURE, SIGNATURE DEVELOPMENT OF CEDAR HILL THAT'S EVER HAD IS CERTAINLY THE HIGHLIGHT OF, OF MY CAREER UP HERE WATCHING YOU DO THIS.

AND SO TO ME, YOU'VE SHOWN US AND THE CITIZENS, AND EVEN EVERYBODY IN THE BEST SOUTHWEST, WHAT LEADERSHIP CAN DO, UH, AND WHAT THAT PROJECT MEANS TO CEDAR HILL.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR COMMITMENT.

I KNOW YOU WENT THROUGH A LOT OF ANXIETY.

I KNOW YOU STAYED AWAKE A LOT AT NIGHT, BUT YOU BROUGHT US THROUGH IT AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOT YOUR STAMP ON IT.

THANK YOU COUNCIL COUNCILWOMAN AZI, UM, I, I I ALWAYS THINK OF THIS WORD, COMMUNITY IMPACT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE, YOU KNOW, TRY TO DO WITH THIS PROJECT.

AND, UM, IT'S COMMUNITY IMPACT ISN'T ABOUT JUST DOING THE WORK, BUT KNOWING, UM, WHO NEED, WHO NEEDS TO BE IN THE POSITION TO DO WHICH PARTS OF THE WORK.

AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT WE DEFINITELY GOT IT RIGHT WITH YOU IN LEADING THIS PROJECT.

SO FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU.

UM, THE ONE THING THAT I LEARNED FROM YOU, UM, IN THIS PROCESS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU'RE A PERSON, PERSON THAT LIKES FOR THINGS TO BE PERFECT IF THAT IT'S NOT ABOUT PERFECTION, IT'S ABOUT EXCELLENCE.

AND YOU SHOWED THAT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

UH, AND THEN FINALLY, I'VE HEARD A COUPLE PEOPLE SAY, UH, YOU KNOW, YOUR HAND PRINTS ARE ALL OVER THE CITY.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S TRUE, AND ESPECIALLY WITH THIS PROJECT, BUT FROM WHAT WE ALL KNOW FROM BEHIND THE SCENES, I THINK IT'S MORE LIKE BOOT PRINTS, UH, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TIMES THAT YOU REALLY HAD TO KICK SOME DOORS DOWN TO MAKE SOME THINGS HAPPEN.

SO, UM, I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, ALL THAT YOU DID TO BRING THIS TO FRUITION.

THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN.

COUNCILMAN MALONE.

SO I KNOW EVERYONE HAS PRETTY MUCH SAID EVERYTHING THAT, UH, I COULD POSSIBLY SAY.

I WANT TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY BECAUSE WHEN THE BEST BOARD WAS FOUNDED, YOU WERE THE FIRST PERSON THAT ACTUALLY HANDLED THE BEST BOARD.

AND WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME TO GET ON THE BOND COMMITTEE, I WANT THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO GET ON THAT BOND COMMITTEE.

BUT ALSO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE FACT THAT YOU'VE JUST MADE HISTORY FOR OUR CITY.

AND LIKE EVERYONE HAS ALSO SAID, EVERYONE IS WATCHING US AND LIKE THEY SHOULD BE WATCHING US BECAUSE WE ARE THE CITY ON A HILL.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU, YOU'VE MADE HISTORY, BUT I KNOW THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE HISTORY IN THIS CITY.

OH, THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.

I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW.

OH, OH, OH.

I DIDN'T SEE YOUR NAME, PROTE.

OH, NO, I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE HOLDING ME.

OH, GO AHEAD, PROTE.

THANK YOU MAYOR, UH, FOR GIVING ME A CHANCE.

BUT SO FOR ME, THIS IS ABOUT, UH, A COMMUNICATION AND, UM, UNFORTUNATELY, UM, GREG PORTER IS, UH, WALKING AWAY, BUT THE COMMUNICATION IS WHO IS GOING TO BE THE LEADER OF THIS CITY? WHOSE HANDS IS IT IN? THIS IS ABOUT THE LIBRARY.

YES.

AND WHAT I'M SAYING IS THIS IS ABOUT A COMMUNICATION.

YOUR LEADERSHIP OF DELIVERING THIS LIBRARY IS A COMMUNICATION ABOUT WHO YOU ARE.

THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY.

NOT THE, THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DETAILS, BUT THIS TEAM HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT AND I AM SUPER HONORED AND PROUD TO GET, TO CONTINUE WORKING ALONGSIDE THEM.

THIS IS ABOUT TO LET THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW THE WAY YOU HANDLE THE DELIVERY OF THE LIBRARY IS A COMMUNICATION ABOUT WHO YOU ARE.

AND LET THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

AND YOU SHOWED THE WORLD THAT THIS CITY IS IN GOOD HANDS AND YOUR LEADERSHIP IS EXCEPTIONAL.

AND THAT'S ALL IT IS TO ME.

IT'S A COMMUNICATION ABOUT WHO YOU ARE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PROTE.

I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW.

WELL, I WILL END IT SAYING IT IS BEEN THE, HONESTLY THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY CAREER.

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MONO, A MONO AS WE SAY, OR ELBOW TO ELBOW.

IT'S AN HONOR AND I CAN'T IMAGINE IT GETTING ANY BETTER THAN THIS.

ON AGENDA IS PUBLIC HEARING.

UM, I DO MEAN THIS, COUNSEL, THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME OUT TO EXPRESS YOURSELF.

UM, HOWEVER, I I, I DO WANT TO SAY, UM, YOU KNOW, THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER DIDN'T HAVE TO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA.

SO THE FACT THAT SHE ACTUALLY TOOK TIME OUT, PUT IT ON THERE, RECOGNIZED HER TEAM, I THINK THAT REALLY SAYS A LOT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZENS FORUM PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THIS ALLOWS ANYONE WHO, UH, WANTS TO BE ABLE TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL CAN BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT ANY SUBJECT MATTER THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO.

OF COURSE, IF IT IS ON THE AGENDA, IF IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, COUNCIL CANNOT, UH, DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE ABOUT IT.

UH, COUNSEL, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ONLINE COMMENTS, AND I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR IN PERSON.

SO THERE'S NO ASSISTANCE FORM TODAY.

BUT THE NEXT ITEM

[a. Conduct a public hearing and consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2024-808 which amends Chapter 15, Article VIII of the Cedar Hill Code of Ordinances by providing for Youth Standards of Care in the Parks and Recreation.]

NEXT ITEM IS, UH, I'M SORRY, PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER ADOPTION.

UH, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH 8 0 8, WHICH AMENDS CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE CEDAR HILL CODE, UH, ORDINANCE AVOIDANCES BY PROVIDING FOR YOUTH STANDARD OF CARE IN THE PARK AND RECS, UH, MR. CITY MANAGER IS ANY PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS? OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO INTO THE, GO INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO, UH, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH 8 0 8? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE, UH, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 4 8 0 8, AND THE C OH ONE APPROACH? UM, I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA

[8. Consent Agenda. The Consent Agenda includes routine items that may be acted upon with a single vote. Any council member may remove items from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and consideration.]

IS CONSENT AGENDA.

THIS INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS THAT MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH A SINGLE VOTE.

UM, OH, DID WE NOT VOTE? SORRY.

SORRY.

I SEE MARIE GETTING UP.

SORRY.

UM, ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, APPARENT MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 4 8 0 8.

MAYOR, GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD.

I MOVE THAT WE, UH, ADOPT RULING NUMBER 2 0 2 4 DASH ZERO OR 8 0 8.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.

COUNCILMAN MCCURDY.

HEY MARIE.

HELLO.

THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH 8 0 8, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE EIGHT OUT OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, PROVIDING NEW DEFINITIONS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO USE STANDARDS OF CARE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING FOR A PUBLICATION.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MARIE.

WE DO HAVE A, UH, MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

WE DO HAVE A SECOND.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALRIGHT.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

NEXT ITEM IS CONSENT AGENDA.

THIS INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH A SINGLE VOTE.

ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION.

F CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAY EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH OREX DESIGN INCORPORATED FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT WILDWOOD PARK FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $163,000.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS WE PULLED FROM CONSENT? NOT SEEING ANYONE? I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THAT BEGIN WITH LETTER A, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 30TH, 2024 AND THE MAY 9TH TWO, THE 24 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING AND MAY 14TH, 2024, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

ITEM B, CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 24 7 0 8, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE POLICE CHIEF TO SELECT AND APPOINT QUANTIFIED PERSONS TO ENFORCE THE CITY DISABLED PARKING REGULATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6 81 OF THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE.

ITEM C, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAY TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH TF HARPER AND ASSOCIATES LP FOR PARK RELATED IMPROVEMENT AT PARKVILLE PARK FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $108,000.

ITEM D, CONSIDER ADOPTION ADOPTING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH 8 0 9, WHICH AMENDS CHAPTER 12 OF THE CEDAR HILL CODE ORDINANCES BY REPENTING SECTIONS 12 DASH THREE AND 1212 DASH 3 12 4 AND 12 SIX.

AND PROVIDES FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES FOR JURORS AND PROSPECTIVE JURORS.

ITEM E CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH ROAD RESO, I'M SORRY, ROAD SOLUTIONS LLC FOR THE US HIGHWAY 67 AT BELTLINE ROAD AND FM 1382 AESTHETIC BRIDGE LIGHTING PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 277,804 35 CENTS.

ITEM

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ITEM G, CONSIDER A THOUSAND EXECUTED CONTRACT WITH WORLD X DESIGN INCORPORATED FOR BOND RELATED IMPROVEMENT AT CRAWFORD PARK IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 573 270 $5.

AND ITEM H, CONSIDER ADOPTING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 4 8 0 7, WHICH AMENDS CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE THREE SECTIONS 11 DASH 1 25 OF THE CITY HILL CODE ORDINANCES BY RENAMING THIS SECTION OF THE CODE AND PROVIDING THE STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR DISABLED PARKING SPACES AND SIGNAGE COUNSEL, THOSE ARE YOUR CONSENTED ITEMS. MAYOR, I MAKE, UH, MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF CONSENT.

AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH H.

THANK YOU MAYOR .

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, HAYDEN.

HEY MARIE, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH 8 0 9, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

RE APPEALING CHAPTER 12 MUNICIPAL COURT, SECTION 12 DASH THREE, MUNICIPAL COURT SECURITY FUND, 12 DASH FOUR, UH, MUNICIPAL COURT TECHNOLOGIES FUND AND 12 DASH SIX JUVENILE CASE MANAGER FUND AND FEE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 12, TO PROVIDE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES OF JURORS AND PERSPECTIVE JURORS PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING AND PROVIDING FOR A PUBLICATION.

THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH 8 0 7, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 11, MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC.

ARTICLE THREE, PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING SECTION 11 DASH 1 25, HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES OF THE CEDAR HILL CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR THE RENAMING OF THE ORDINANCE, ADOPTING THE STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR DISABLED PARKING SPACES AND SIGNAGE AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 6 8 1, UH, 0.009 OF THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF DISABLED PARKING SPACES, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATED EFFECT, AND PROVIDING FOR A PUBLICATION.

THANK YOU MARIE.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

WE DO HAVE A SECOND.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION UNANIM.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

WELL, COUNSEL, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA TODAY.

UM, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? OH, I GOTTA FLIP THE PAGE.

I'M SORRY.

WHAT'S, WHAT'S WHAT, WHAT IS NEXT? CONSIDER AUTHORIZING

[a. Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute an employment contract for incoming City Manager Melissa Valadez-Cummings.]

THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR INCOMING CITY MANAGER, MELISSA VALDEZ CUMMINGS.

HOW DID I MISS THAT? UM, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? IS THERE A PRESENTATION AT ALL? NO.

PRESENTATION.

OKAY, MAYOR.

I MAKE A MAYOR.

IT'S WITH A GREAT PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR THAT I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF, UM, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, UH, TO EXECUTE THIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR INCOMING CITY MANAGER MELISSA VALEZ CUMMINGS.

I SECOND THAT.

DID YOU SAY YOU WANT TO TABLE THAT ITEM? ? OH, I JUST WANTED JUST ONE CLARIFICATION.